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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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