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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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