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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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