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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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