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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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