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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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