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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important 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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