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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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