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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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