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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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