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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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