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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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