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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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