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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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