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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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