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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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