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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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