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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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