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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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