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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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