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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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