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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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