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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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