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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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