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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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