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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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