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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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