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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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