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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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