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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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