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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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