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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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