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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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