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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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