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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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