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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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