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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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