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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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