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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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