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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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