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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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