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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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