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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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