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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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