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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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