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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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