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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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