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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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