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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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