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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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