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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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