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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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