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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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