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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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