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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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