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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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