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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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