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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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