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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates 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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