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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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