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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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