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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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