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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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