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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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