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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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