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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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