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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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