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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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