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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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