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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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