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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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