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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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