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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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