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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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