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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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