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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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