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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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