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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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