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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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