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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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