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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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