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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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