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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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