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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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