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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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