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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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