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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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