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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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