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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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