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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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