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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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