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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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