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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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