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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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