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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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