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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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