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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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