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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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