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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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