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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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