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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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