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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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