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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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