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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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