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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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