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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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