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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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