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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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