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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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