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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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