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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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