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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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