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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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