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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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