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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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