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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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