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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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