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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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