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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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