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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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