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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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