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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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