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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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