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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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