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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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