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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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