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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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