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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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