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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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