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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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