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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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