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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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