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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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