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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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