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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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