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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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