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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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