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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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