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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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