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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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