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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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