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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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