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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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