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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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