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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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