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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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