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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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