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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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