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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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