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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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