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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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