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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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