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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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