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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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