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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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