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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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