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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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