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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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