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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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