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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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