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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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