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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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