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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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