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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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