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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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