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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources