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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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