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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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