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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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