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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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