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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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