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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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