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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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