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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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