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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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