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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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