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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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