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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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