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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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