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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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