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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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