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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources