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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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