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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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