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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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