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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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