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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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