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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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