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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores 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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