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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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