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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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