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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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