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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major 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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