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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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