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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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