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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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