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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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