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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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