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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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