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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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