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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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