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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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