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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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