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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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