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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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