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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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