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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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