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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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