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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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