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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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