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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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