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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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