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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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