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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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