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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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