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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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