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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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