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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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