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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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