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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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