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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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