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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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