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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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