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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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