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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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