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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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