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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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