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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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