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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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