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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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