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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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