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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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