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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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