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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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