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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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