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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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