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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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