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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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