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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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