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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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