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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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