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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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