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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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