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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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