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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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