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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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