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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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