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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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