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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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