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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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