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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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