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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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