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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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