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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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