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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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