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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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