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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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