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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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