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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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