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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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