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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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