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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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