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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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