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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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