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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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