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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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