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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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