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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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