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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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