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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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