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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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