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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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