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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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