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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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