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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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