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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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