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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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