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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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