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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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