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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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