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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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