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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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