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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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