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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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