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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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