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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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