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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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