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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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