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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key 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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