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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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