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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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