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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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