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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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