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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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