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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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