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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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