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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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