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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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