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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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