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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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