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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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