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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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