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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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