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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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