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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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