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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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