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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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