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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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