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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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