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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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