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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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