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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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