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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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