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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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