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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes 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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