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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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