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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates 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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