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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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