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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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