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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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