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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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