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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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