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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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