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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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