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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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