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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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