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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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