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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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