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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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