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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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