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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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