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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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