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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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