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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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