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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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