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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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