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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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