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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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