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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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