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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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