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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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