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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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