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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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