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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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