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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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