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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about 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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