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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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