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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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