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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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