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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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