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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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