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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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