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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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