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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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