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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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