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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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