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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key 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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