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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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