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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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