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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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