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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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