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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the 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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