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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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