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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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