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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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