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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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