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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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