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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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