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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major 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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