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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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