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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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