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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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