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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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