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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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