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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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