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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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