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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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