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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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