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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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