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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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