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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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