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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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