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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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