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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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