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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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