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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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