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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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