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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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