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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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