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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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