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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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