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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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