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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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