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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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