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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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