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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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