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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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