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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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