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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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