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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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