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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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