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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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