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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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