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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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