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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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