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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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