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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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