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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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