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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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