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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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