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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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