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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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