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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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