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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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