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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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