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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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