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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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