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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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