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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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