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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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