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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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