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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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