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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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