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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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