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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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