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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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