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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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