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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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