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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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