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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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