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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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