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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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