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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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