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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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