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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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