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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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