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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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