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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key 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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