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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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