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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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