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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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