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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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