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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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