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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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