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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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