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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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