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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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