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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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