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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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