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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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