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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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