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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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