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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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