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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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