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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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