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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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