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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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