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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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