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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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