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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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