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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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