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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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