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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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