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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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