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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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