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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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