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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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