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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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