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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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