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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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