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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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