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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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