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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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