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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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