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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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