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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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