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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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