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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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