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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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