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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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