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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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