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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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