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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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