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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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