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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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