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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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