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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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