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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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