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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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