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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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