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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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