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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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