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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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