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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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