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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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