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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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