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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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