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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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