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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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