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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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