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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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