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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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