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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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