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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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