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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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