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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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