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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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