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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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