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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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