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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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