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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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