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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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